Maria stops and looks at Georg.
"Look Zeller I have done everything you have asked. I demand that you let my wife and son go!" Georg shouts.
" Calm down Baron. You are in no position to be demanding anything." Zeller says as he glares at Georg. Maria looks at Georg her eyes wide with fear. She fears the worst. Zeller won't let her go. As she starts to speak to Zeller he cuts her off.
" Baroness we will be taking your husband back to Austria to stand trial for treason. You leave when we say you can. Once we are out of Switzerland you and your son will be free to go back to your home. After all we want to make sure that you don't do anything stupid like alerting the authorities" Zeller says as he stares at Maria.
As Maria listens to Zellers words she holds her son tighter in her arms. Zellers eyes are cold and unfeeling. As she looks at Georg tears start to come to her eyes. Georg looks back at her and he tries to reassure her everything will be fine.
" Herr Zeller before you leave can I say goodbye to my husband" Maria asks Zeller, her eyes never leaving Georgs.
Zeller looks at her and then at Georg " I see nothing wrong with you saying goodbye Baroness. As you can see I am not a monster".
Maria looks at Zeller with disgust. How can he say he is not a monster. He took a two week old baby and held him in for ransom. He is taking her husband away from her and their children. She walks over to Georg and puts her head on his chest. She looks up at him and he reaches down and kisses her lightly on the lips. He looks at the baby and kisses him on the forehead.
" I love you Maria, tell the children I love them too" Georg says as he looks into her eyes.
Maria holds Johannes with one arm as she reaches up with her free hand and touches Georgs face. They look at each other neither one wanting to look away. After a couple of minutes Zeller breaks their connection by telling one of the guards to take Georg to the car. Maria watches helplessly as Georg is led outside.
As Zeller walks to the door he turns to Maria. " The guard will stay until he gets a phone call telling him we are in Austria. Then you will be free to leave. Maria watches out the window as Zeller gets in the car and drives away. She looks up and silently prays that Georg will be all right. As she silently prays the baby starts to cry. Realizing he must be hungry Maria asks the guard for some privacy. The guard steps outside. Maria sits down in a small chair and begins to feed the baby. Seeing the phone Maria remembers about the number Georg instructed her to call. She reaches in her pocket and finds the number. She watches as the guard lights up a cigarette. She stops feeding the baby and places him on the couch. Thankful that he is content at least for the moment she silently goes to the phone and dials the number. As she waits for someone to answer she watches to se if the guard is coming. Finally someone answers. They ask her how long ago Georg left and what direction they went. After telling them all she could the phone went dead. As she was about to call again she saw the guard coming.
She quickly picks up the baby and sits in the chair. The guard looks at her and she looks away. Hopefully Georgs plan works and he comes home safely. The time goes by slowly as the guard waits for the phone call telling him to let her go. Maria paces nervously as she finds the wait painfully long. She jumps as the phone rings. The guard answers it and after a few minutes he hangs up.
The guard walks over to her and says" You are free to go." Maria immediately walks to the door and walks quickly to the car. Once inside she places Johannes next to her. She starts the car and starts driving. She follows the directions Georg left for her. She looks in the rear view mirror afraid that someone may be following her. As she gets closer to the house her nerves start to calm. As she pulls into the driveway she sees two cars. She pulls to the front door and stops the car. As she is getting out the front door opens and two men step out. They walk to her and stay with her until she and the baby are safely inside.
Once inside Maria turns to the men and asks who they are. They explain they are the Swiss police and that Georg had arranged for them to come to the house to make sure Zeller and his men did not come back. As Maria is talking to them and explaining what has happened so far Liesl comes down the stairs. She sees Maria and runs to her. ' Mother, we are so scared. Is Johannes alright? What about father? What happened? As Maria was about to explain everything to Liesl one of the policeman receives a call on his radio. Maria tries to listen to the conversation but she finds it hard to understand as the policeman is talking in Swiss. She does however recognize Zellers name.
The policeman finishes his call walks over to her." Baroness we have news about your husband ".